Obama's Foxx

It's hard to find someone more out of their depth than Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Then again, the White House does have a stupendous flair for trying (see Hagel, Chuck).

But President Obama may be outdoing even himself by nominating Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to succeed Mr. LaHood. Mr. Foxx's primary qualification for the job? He successfully lobbied for a $25 million federal grant for the first 1.5 miles of...